Discovery date 29 September 1973 Observation arc 15250 days (41.75 yr) Absolute magnitude 15 Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Alternative names 4169 T-2 Discovered 29 September 1973 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld Aphelion 2.9665488 AU (443.78938 Gm) Perihelion 1.9674511 AU (294.32650 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld People also search for Sun, (37436) 2201 P-L, (32654) 4640 P-L | ||
39428 Emilybrontë is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1415.6533112 days (3.88 years).
The asteroid was discovered on 29 September 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory near Pauma Valley, California.
It was named in honour of English novelist Emily Brontë.
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